GOLDEN GLOBES

Last year, Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez made Golden Globe history when she became the first CW actress to be nominated in a major category for the award. And on Thursday, the network gained momentum with a follow-up nomination for Rodriguez, who ended up winning the statuette last year, and a somewhat surprising nod for Rachel Bloom, the star of the inventive freshman seriesCrazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Well, the recognition was surprising for those who have not yet seen the old-school musical comedy, maybe. But the nomination was expected by fans of the series, including Rodriguez, who predicted this nomination back in May, months before the show, which is co-created and executive produced by Bloom, even premiered.

“When I met Gina at upfronts, she said, ‘You’re going to get nominated for a Golden Globe. And if you do, you owe me a steak dinner,’” Bloom told us by phone hours after being nominated. So even though the two are technically in competition in comedy’s best-actress category, the 28-year-old told us she couldn’t feel less at odds with her peer. “I’m actually just really excited to go out and get a steak dinner with Gina. I’m paying, it’s her choice where we go.”

Although Bloom is busy making the musical’s 13th episode, the actress said she woke up early—that’s 5:15 A.M. P.S.T.!—to see if she was among the list of nominees selected by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

“I’m shooting today and thought it’s probably not healthy for me to wake up and watch in case I’m not nominated,” Bloom told us. “But our director on set was like, ‘Fuck it, wake up. Even if you aren’t nominated, when is this going to happen again?’ I’m so glad I woke up and watched it.”

And what exactly does a first-time nominee do in the seconds after her name is called out?

“I paused the announcement before I think they were even done reading the title of the show and I ran into my bedroom and woke up my husband,” Bloom giddily explained. “He was dead asleep and I really startled him. I started yelling his name and I shook him and he instantly woke up.”

She also promised him that the nomination meant he would get a new tuxedo—a perk since the actor’s custom-made suit was ruined by a dry cleaner earlier this year. “I’m really excited for him to now have a custom tux,” she said, laughing, “and never send it to a dry cleaner.”

Despite her plans, Bloom confessed that she is still “kind of in a dream-like state, which is actually kind of fun.” She added, in disbelief, “I will now and forever have the title of Golden Globe nominee.”